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I also find them to be incredibly slow to connect to my iPhone — frequently necessitating going into system preferences->Bluetooth on the iPhone and clicking o

I also find them to be incredibly slow to connect to my iPhone — frequently necessitating going into system preferences->Bluetooth on the iPhone and clicking on the AirPods before the connection finally happens ... it’s a complete mystery to me whether they will be connected when I pull my phone out and put them on at any given time (seems worse with Xs than before - though Xs seems worse generally in all network connectivity experiences for me than previous phones ...) I find them passable as well — but frequently annoying - though I do like the design and fit a lot...

efrafa 8y ago
Im having kind of similiar issues. I foud out that if I last paired them to mac, they will not auto connect to iphone. But if iphone was last paired device, they will usually pair. Also sound sonetimes go to super low volume and I have to reconnect to get volume up.
- iscrewyou 8y ago
  They connect back to the last manually paired device for me. If that device isn’t nearby, they won’t pair to any other device until I manually go and do it again.
iscrewyou 8y ago
Can you use the play widget on the control center? That’s how I pair mine whenever they are acting iffy. Simply 3D Touch the music/play widget. Click on the little triangle on the top right and select your AirPods. That works for me 100% of the time.
- geerlingguy 8y ago
  Ditto. Fast and easy, never had an issue on iPhone or iPad from control center. Have only had weird issues from time to time on the Mac.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    How long does it take you to pair? I use the control center widget almost exclusively and it takes a while to connect.
FireBeyond 8y ago
Which is ironic, because when they came out and people (including myself) compared them to other wireless BT devices, we were lambasted because "Apple finally got this right - no more hoping that your Bluetooth device will pair, no waiting, it just works!". Not so much.

efrafa 8y ago

Im having kind of similiar issues. I foud out that if I last paired them to mac, they will not auto connect to iphone. But if iphone was last paired device, they will usually pair. Also sound sonetimes go to super low volume and I have to reconnect to get volume up.

iscrewyou 8y ago
They connect back to the last manually paired device for me. If that device isn’t nearby, they won’t pair to any other device until I manually go and do it again.

iscrewyou 8y ago

Can you use the play widget on the control center? That’s how I pair mine whenever they are acting iffy. Simply 3D Touch the music/play widget. Click on the little triangle on the top right and select your AirPods. That works for me 100% of the time.

geerlingguy 8y ago
Ditto. Fast and easy, never had an issue on iPhone or iPad from control center. Have only had weird issues from time to time on the Mac.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  How long does it take you to pair? I use the control center widget almost exclusively and it takes a while to connect.

FireBeyond 8y ago

Which is ironic, because when they came out and people (including myself) compared them to other wireless BT devices, we were lambasted because "Apple finally got this right - no more hoping that your Bluetooth device will pair, no waiting, it just works!". Not so much.